narrative

US: /ˈnæɹətɪv/, /ˈnɛɹətɪv/
UK: /nˈæɹətˌɪv/


English Vietnamese dictionary


narrative /'nærətiv/
  • danh từ
    • chuyện kể, bài tường thuật
    • thể văn kể chuyện, thể văn tường thuật
    • tính từ
      • dưới hình thức kể chuyện; có tính chất tường thuật

    Advanced English dictionary


    + noun (formal)
    1 [C] a description of events, especially in a novel
    Synonym: STORY
    a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon
    2 [U] the act, process or skill of telling a story: a master of narrative + The novel contains too much dialogue and not enough narrative.
    narrative adjective [only before noun]: narrative fiction / structure + a narrative poem

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    1 story, tale, chronicle, description, revelation, portrayal, account, report, record, history, recital, statement:
    The characterizations were poor, but the narrative was fascinating.
    adj.
    2 storytelling, chronicling, anecdotal:
    One of her long, narrative poems has been published in a collection.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    popular | coherent | simple, straightforward | complex, detailed | chronological, sequential | first-person, second-person, third-person
    The book is written in the style of first-person narrative.
    | fictional, prose | film | historical | biblical

    VERB + NARRATIVE

    construct, create, develop, produce
    It's difficult to construct a narrative out of a series of fast-moving events.
    | interrupt
    The author interrupts her narrative to tell us that the idea for the book had not been well received.

    NARRATIVE + VERB

    be based on sth

    NARRATIVE + NOUN

    form, style, technique | framework, structure | flow
    interruptions to the narrative flow
    | content | passage, sequence, text

    PREP.

    in a/the ~
    events in the narrative


    Concise English dictionary


    narratives'nærətɪv
    noun
    +a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
    adj.
    +consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story